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| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 9, 2026 | WBEZ | The Rundown: Legendary Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka dies | https://www.wbez.org/wbez-newsletter/2026/10/09/the-rundown-legendary-chicago-bears-coach-mike-ditka-dies | _Good afternoon! It’s finally Friday, and some_ [ __unseasonably warm weather_ _ ][147] _is expected this weekend. Here’s what else you need to know today._ [ **_1\. Mike Ditka, who coached the Bears to their only Super Bowl championship, died at 86_ ** ][148] As my colleagues Mark Potash and … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 9, 2026 | WBEZ | Share your photos dressed as Bears legend Mike Ditka | https://www.wbez.org/sports/2026/10/09/share-your-photos-dressed-as-bears-legend-mike-ditka | It doesn’t matter how many years it’s been since the 1985 Super Bowl championship or the run of Bill Swersky’s Superfans on “Saturday Night Live” — former Bears head coach Mike Ditka is and always has been an icon. His family announced Friday that [ Ditka died ][8] at 86, … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 9, 2026 | WBEZ | John Prine gets star-studded tribute during five days of birthday celebrations | https://www.wbez.org/music/2026/10/09/john-prine-gets-star-studded-tribute-during-five-days-of-birthday-celebrations | If he was still alive, John Prine, the Maywood mailman turned songwriting hero, would be celebrating his 80th birthday Saturday — and Chicago’s music community didn’t want anyone to forget it. Organizers, including Prine’s family, curated a five-day celebration of his life and work that kicked off Oct. 7. Thursday … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 9, 2026 | South Side Weekly | Sox Drop Two Straight at Home, Head to Decisive Game Five in Cleveland | https://southsideweekly.com/sox-drop-two-straight-at-home-head-to-decisive-game-five-in-cleveland/ | T he 2026 White Sox season remains a wild ride, to the very end of the American League Division Series (ALDS). After a pair of deflating losses in front of sold-out Rate Field crowds on Wednesday and Thursday nights in Chicago, the Pale Hose will play a winner-take-all game five … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 9, 2026 | NBC Local | Kyle Monangai ruled out for Bears-Packers as Ben Johnson says injury is ‘a bigger deal' | https://www.nbcchicago.com/chicago-sports-bears-sox-cubs-bulls-blackhawks/kyle-monangai-ruled-out-for-bears-packers-as-ben-johnson-says-injury-is-a-bigger-deal/4000270/ | The Chicago Bears will take on their biggest rivals Sunday, but they'll do it with yet another major player on the sidelines. While Caleb Williams remains out with a hamstring injury, Kyle Monangai has also been ruled out for Sunday's game. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 9, 2026 | NBC Local | Willis Tower to illuminate antennas in blue and orange for Mike Ditka tribute | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/willis-tower-to-illuminate-antennas-in-blue-and-orange-for-mike-ditka-tribute/4000274/ | The Willis Tower's antennas will shine orange and blue Friday night in honor of Chicago Bears legend [ Mike Ditka ][1] following news of his death. Ditka, who spent the first six seasons of his [ NFL playing career ][2] with the Bears, before returning as head coach in 1982, … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 9, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Another beluga dies at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, 5th in recent months | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/another-beluga-dies-at-chicagos-shedd-aquarium-5th-in-recent-months | #### The Brief * * Caspian, a 27-year-old female beluga, died Wednesday at Shedd Aquarium after weeks of health concerns and nearly four hours on life support. * Caspian is the fifth beluga to die at Shedd in recent months, following Peekachu, Osiris, Rain and Beethoven. * Shedd is awaiting … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 9, 2026 | Columbia Chronicle | ‘First Look’ features first-years in musical theatre production | https://columbiachronicle.com/campus/first-look-features-first-years-in-musical-theatre-production/ | ![1COVER_APPROVED_Oyarzún_Campus_MusicalTheatreConcert\(2\)][1] Gallery 5 Photos [ Sofía Oyarzún ][2] Miller Rawlinson and Carys Sanders, first-year musical theatre majors, perform "Suddenly Seymour" at the "First Look" performance on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. The lights dimmed in the Dance Center as a student walked out to the center microphone. The piano accompaniment to … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 9, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | John Prine gets star-studded tribute during five days of birthday celebrations | https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2026/10/09/john-prine-gets-star-studded-tribute-during-five-days-of-birthday-celebrations | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][124] * [ Facebook ][125] * [ Bluesky ][126] * [ Email ][127] * [ Reddit ][128] * [ Flipboard ][129] If he was still alive, John Prine, the Maywood mailman turned songwriting hero, would be celebrating his 80th birthday … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 9, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | White Sox right-hander Sean Burke tabbed to start do-or-die ALDS Game 5 | https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/2026/10/09/white-sox-right-hander-sean-burke-tabbed-to-start-do-or-die-alds-game-5-sean-burke-will-venable | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][115] * [ Facebook ][116] * [ Bluesky ][117] * [ Email ][118] * [ Reddit ][119] * [ Flipboard ][120] When working behind an opener for Game 2 of the American League Division Series, White Sox right-hander **Sean Burke** … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 9, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Illinois' Bret Bielema needs a 'W.' Michigan State's Pat Fitzgerald does, too. Illini or Spartans? | https://chicago.suntimes.com/college-sports/2026/10/09/illinois-bret-bielema-michigan-state-pat-fitzgerald-illini-spartans-texas-georgia-alabama-notre-dame-college-football | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][101] * [ Facebook ][102] * [ Bluesky ][103] * [ Email ][104] * [ Reddit ][105] * [ Flipboard ][106] In Year 6 at [ Illinois ][107] , coach Bret Bielema — winner of 19 games over the last … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 9, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Bears fans mourn Mike Ditka, the man who unified city sports fans and 'taught Chicago to hate Green Bay' | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/10/09/bears-fans-mourn-mike-ditka-the-man-who-unified-city-sports-fans-and-taught-chicago-to-hate-green-bay | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][18] * [ Facebook ][19] * [ Bluesky ][20] * [ Email ][21] * [ Reddit ][22] * [ Flipboard ][23] To Christopher Bartolini, Mike Ditka was the man who gathered his South Side neighborhood around his dad’s television in … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | October 9, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Man who punched bank executive on Michigan Avenue, leading to his death, gets 9 years in prison | https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/10/09/man-who-punched-bank-executive-on-michigan-avenue-leading-to-his-death-gets-9-years-in-prison | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] A homeless man with a history of mental illness and violent behavior was sentenced to nine years in prison … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | October 9, 2026 | CBS Local | Judge calls woman charged with stabbing 7-year-old on South Side "pure evil" after outburst in court | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/woman-charged-stabbing-child-south-side-court-outburst-detained/ | The woman charged with [ stabbing a 7-year-old girl to death ][1] in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood in broad daylight last weekend will remain behind bars. [ Shavon Gayden ][2] , 48, appeared in court Friday after two [ previous hearings had been postponed ][3] . She is charged with first … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | October 9, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Reader comments closed for the holiday weekend | https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/09/reader-comments-closed-for-the-holiday-weekend-85/ | * [ Link Wray ][1] … Everything was dark, but I could see [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4b4oj6-1bI |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | October 9, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Expansion Of Automated Ticketing Program For Bike, Bus Lane Blockers OK’d By City Panel | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/10/09/expansion-of-automated-ticketing-program-for-bike-bus-lane-blockers-okd-by-city-panel/ | CITY HALL — A pilot program that uses cameras on city vehicles and CTA buses to automatically ticket drivers blocking bus and bike lanes is one step away from being made permanent and expanding citywide. The City Council’s Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee on Friday unanimously advanced a measure to … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | October 9, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Woman Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of 7-Year-Old Had History Of Knife Charges, Prosecutors Say | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/10/09/woman-charged-in-fatal-stabbing-of-7-year-old-had-history-of-knife-charges-mental-health-outbursts-prosecutors/ | CHATHAM — Shavon Gayden proclaimed “y’all all gotta die” as she was ordered detained in last week’s fatal stabbing of a 7-year-old girl after attorneys noted extensive histories of prior stabbing attempts and mental health breakdowns. Gayden, 48, is charged with first-degree murder after surveillance footage backed up witness accounts … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | October 9, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Divvy Expansion Hits The Brakes As E-Scooter Competitor Lime Warns It Could Create ‘De Facto Monopoly’ | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/10/09/divvy-expansion-hits-the-brakes-as-e-scooter-competitor-lime-warns-it-could-create-de-facto-monopoly/ | CITY HALL – A proposed five-year contract extension allowing Lyft to continue operating and expand the city’s Divvy system was at least temporarily stalled Friday by a City Council committee after pushback from competing scooter company Lime. Lyft, best known for its rideshare services, has operated the publicly owned Divvy … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | October 9, 2026 | ABC Local | Trump says US to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midterms | https://abc7.com/post/trump-says-us-get-diesel-russia-relaxing-pressure-moscow-ease-prices-before-midterms/19925563/ | WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said that he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, a stunning reversal of years of U.S. pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and an attempt to address high fuel prices ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. Trump said on social … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | October 9, 2026 | ABC Local | Off-duty ICE agent shot after assaulting 72-year-old man and his daughter at Fresno home, police say | https://abc7chicago.com/story/off-duty-ice-agent-shot-assaulting-72-year-old-man-daughter-fresno-home-police-say/19925704/ | An ICE agent is in custody at a local hospital after police say he was shot after assaulting an elderly man and his daughter at a home in Fresno. The incident happened before 3:30 am Friday in central Fresno. Authorities say a woman found 32-year-old David Gonzalez sleeping on her … |